Concealed weapon permits are on the rise in the region, and about one in 60 people in El Dorado County have a CCW permit to carry a concealed weapon — 2,500 at the end of 2015, according to reporting by the Sacramento Bee. “Our agency has changed our policy to still be compliant with state

As the world’s attention has turned to protests and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, some have criticized the use of equipment meant for battlefields by local police. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department is among the local agencies using equipment that once belonged to the U.S. military, and has received at least one mine-resistant vehicle, an armored vehicle,

Children were injured Thursday morning when a school bus was hit head-on by a driver who now faces charges of driving drunk, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol said the five injured kids “suffered minor complaint of pain injuries” after the crash on Grizzly Flat Road in Somerset. CBS Sacramento and the Sacramento Bee reported the

A bear burned in a Washington wildfire is recovering in South Lake Tahoe, and she’s not alone. Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care took in two new bears this week and is now caring for 11 – the most it’s ever had at once, the Tahoe Daily Tribune reports.